Penholder



May 19, 1925. V

J. J. BOYLE PENHOLDER Filed ApriI '13. 1 92;

INVEN OR By ffi ATTORNEY v To all whom it may concern:

Patented May 19, 1925.

UNITED STATES, PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES J. BOYLE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF T0 DANIEL P. BOYLE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

PENHOLDER.

Application filed April 13,

Be it known that I,-JAMEs J. BOYLE, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of the borough and county of Bronx, in the city and State of New York, have invented a new i and useful Penholder, of which the follow-' ing is a specification. i This invention relates to ejecting penholders, and the object is to provide means for holding the movable ejecting member snugly in position irrespective of friction and for restoring it automatically to normal position after it has been operated to eject the pen.

In the accompanying d'awings, forming a part hereof:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a penholder embodying the invention, portions of the grip and grip. tube being broken away, and a pen being indicated in broken lines;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged View of the forward part of the penholder, the grip being shown in longitudinal section and the other parts in elevation; p

Fig. 3 is a similar View showing the grip tube also in section, andportions of the filler broken away and in section, a pen being shown in full lines;

Fig. a is a view likeFig. 3 showing the grip and grip tube slid forward to eject the pen, the spring being thereby compressed; and

Fig. 5 is a cross-section on the line 5-55 of Fig. i

The pcnholder illustrated has a shaft 1, a iiller or head 2, and a reduced stem 3 connecting the filler with the shaft, there being a shoulder f at the back of the filler where it joins the stem, and another shoulder 5 between the stem and the forward end of the shaft. These parts may be in one piece or otherwise as desired. Enclosing the filler and stem is a grip tube 6, preferably carrying a grip? of rubber or other material, re-

1923. Serial No. 631,786.

tainedat the front end by an outturned compression between the flange 11 and the forward shoulder 4, which serve as spring abutments.

In order to eject or remove the pen, the grip tube must be pushed forward against the resistance of this spring, increasing its compression, as will be seen in Fig. l, and when the grip is then released the spring returns the grip tube to its normal position and holds it tight against the shoulder 5. In the operation of pushing forward on the grip 7, the flange 8 keeps it from slipping oflthe grip tube. Because of the action of the spring no retaining flange for the grip is required at the rear end of the tube.

.Vhile I have thus described the preferred embodiment of the invention, I wish it to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise construction.

lVhat I claim as new is:

A penholder having a shaft, a filler and a. reduced stem connecting the filler and shaft,

a slidable ejecting grip tube normally en- JAMES J. BOYLE. 

